Ok, here's chapter 5
Bashir was the first to speak. "Vedek Bareil? What are you doing here?"
Bareil walked forward, complete with 1950s leather jacket, jeans, slicked back hair and sunglasses. Dax raised her eyebrows and turned to Sisko.
"Is it me or is this a little weird?" she asked.
Bareil produced a microphone from up his sleeve and jumped up to the stage. He tripped himself up in the process and stumbled onto the platform. He quickly regained his balance and turned to his audience. Bashir sidled up to Sisko.
"Captain, I declared that man dead over a year ago," he said slightly unsteadily.
Sisko shrugged. "You know what it's like around here, Doctor."
"Y-Yes, sir."
Bareil strutted to the front of the stage as the music began.
"When I die and they lay me to rest, gonna go to the place that's the best, when I lay me down to die, goin' up to the spirit in the sky," he sang. Several holographic back-up singers appeared at the far edges of the stage and disco lights glittered round the room. "Goin' up to the spirit in the sky, that's where I'm gonna go when I die, when I die and they lay me to rest, I'm gonna go to the place that's the best!"
Kira stormed back up the stairs to the holodeck, angry that Dukat had managed to get away again. As the doors opened, her mouth fell open.
"GO TO THE PLACE THAT'S THE BEST! GO TO THE PLACE THAT'S THE BEST!"
Kira watched the "dead" man skid across the stage on his knees as the music faded and launch himself into the crowd. Unfortunately, no one caught him. Bareil sprang to his feet and sauntered past Kira to the doors. He stopped and turned to wink at her.
"Always a crowd-pleaser," he said before casually disappearing.
Kira shook her head and turned back to the rest of the crew. "Anyway..."
Stay tuned for the O'Briens, Julian and Dax! (Possibly a few more surprise guests! ;) )
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